Higher tender rejection rates a healthy sign for trucking industry

The metric surpassing 14% are “COVID-level type rejection rates,” said Werner Enterprises CEO, Derek Leathers, at an investors conference.

By David Taube • March 17, 2026

Multifamily starts jump in January

Overall housing starts for the month were 9.5% higher than a year earlier.

By Julie Strupp • March 17, 2026

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Top 5 stories from Trucking Dive

These five stories detail the top trends and issues facing the trucking and transportation industry. 

By Trucking Dive staff

IMC Logistics plans Toronto drayage operation

The facility will be the company’s first outside the U.S.

By Larry Avila • March 16, 2026

AI trailed DEI, immigration in 2025 compliance impact, employers say

The combination of regulatory and economic uncertainty prompted more than one-third of employers in a Littler survey to reduce headcount in the past year.

By Ryan Golden • March 16, 2026

Sparhawk Trucking files for bankruptcy

The Wisconsin-based firm seeks to reorganize and owes its bank over $10 million.

By David Taube • March 13, 2026

Man behind trucking business leveled by fraud must repay $51M

Sanjay Singh, who founded Royal Bengal Logistics, was sentenced to 23 years in prison after authorities said his Florida-based business ran a Ponzi scheme.

By David Taube • March 13, 2026

Massachusetts DOT to add 15 weigh-in-motion stations

The state is partnering with tech firm Quarterhill to install sensors, vehicle identification systems, and other roadside equipment along key highways. 

By Haley Cawthon • March 13, 2026

Data center construction helps flatbed trucking rates soar: DAT

“The spot market ... has been on fire for 18 months,” Principal Analyst Dean Croke said of the mode.

By David Taube • March 12, 2026

Kriska Transportation Group CEO named TCA board chairman

Mark Seymour is a former trucker whose “driver-focused perspective” will help shape the organization’s priorities, the association said.

By Larry Avila • March 12, 2026

How Jim Mullen’s Werner, FMCSA leadership will shape his TCA tenure

A friendship with the founder of Werner Enterprises launched a career in trucking two decades ago.

By Larry Avila • March 11, 2026

Some LTL tonnage improves, but carriers report mixed freight performance

“[W]e remain cautiously optimistic about the direction of the domestic economy,” Old Dominion Freight Line CEO and President Marty Freeman said.

By David Taube • Updated March 10, 2026

Fuel Transport expands fleet footprint in Toronto

The investment supports growing demand for cross-border services, according to the company. 

By Haley Cawthon • March 10, 2026

Old Dominion Freight Line completes new site in Washington

“This new state-of-the-art facility adds capacity to our LTL network,” the company said.

By David Taube • March 9, 2026

Trucking leaders see signs of supply rebalancing

Positive indicators include manufacturing improvements and tightening capacity, leaders noted during recent investor conferences.

By Larry Avila • March 9, 2026

A. Duie Pyle developing logistics site near Port of Virginia

Anchoring a new industrial development, the LTL carrier’s site will support warehouse operations, cross-dock services and transloading.

By David Taube • March 6, 2026

AI literacy and change management among most-needed HR skills

Much of the HR profession remains human-oriented, LinkedIn’s report showed.

By Kathryn Moody • March 6, 2026

ATRI calls on carriers to share driver pay, operational costs

For the first time, carriers that have participated for multiple years will have access to year-over-year comparisons.

By Haley Cawthon • March 6, 2026

Southeastern Freight Lines revamps North Carolina facility

The upgrades were part of a series of site changes across four locations.

By David Taube • March 5, 2026

Producer prices rise more than forecast, affirming inflation persistence

Measures of inflation have sent mixed signals recently, prompting some Federal Reserve officials to favor collecting more data before further easing.

By Jim Tyson • March 4, 2026

Diesel continues upward trend as Iran conflict prompts more constraints

Prices had already been rising for most of the year, but crude oil and shipping routes are facing immediate pressure from turmoil in the region.

By David Taube • March 3, 2026

Prices surge to highest level since 2022 as Middle East conflict escalates: PMI

U.S. manufacturing activity expanded for the second month in a row, driven by new orders and backlog growth, as tariffs and rising oil prices inject uncertainty.

By Nathan Owens • March 3, 2026

Notorious Chicago interchange is now nation’s worst truck bottleneck: ATRI

Meanwhile, the Atlanta Metro Area secured four spots on the annual list of the 10-most congested roadways.

By Larry Avila • March 2, 2026

‘A continual focus’: How carriers navigate traffic bottlenecks

ABF Freight, ITS Logistics and Schneider National highlight tools, strategies and solutions to overcome transportation congestion.

By Larry Avila • March 2, 2026

DOL moves to loosen independent contractor regulations

The agency proposed a return to the “economic reality test” adopted during the first Trump administration.

By Caroline Colvin • Feb. 27, 2026

Aurora focuses on Southwestern US driverless route growth

The company expects to have more than 200 autonomous trucks on the road by the end of the year.

By Larry Avila • Feb. 27, 2026